Laureldale News

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A fire finally was extinguished at the Exide Technologies manufacturing plant in Laureldale about 2:30 p.m. Saturday, 18 hours after the blaze started, fire officials said.

Reading police arrested a man and two teenage boys after a high-speed chase through northeast Reading on Tuesday afternoon.

Want to comment? The state Department of Health is seeking comments on its report on the cleanup of Bernhart Park.

Exide Technologies Inc. has started its second year of cleaning lead-contaminated yards around the Muhlenberg Township area.

Papa John's is saying thanks the best way it knows how. The pizza chain cooked and delivered pizzas to police, fire and rescue workers all across the area today.

Faces in the News is a weekly feature that takes an up-close look at a person who recently was in the news.

The reluctance of Laureldale and Mohnton borough councils to participate in a countywide study of police operations is frustrating.

Two boroughs, Laureldale and Mohnton, have been reluctant to participate. By Mary E. Young Reading Eagle A draft report on a countywide study of police operations is delayed for a third time because consultants have not received information from 11 police departments.

A Berks County judge delayed a hearing Monday for a juror blamed for causing a mistrial in a rape case.

Daily thought "For you always have the poor with you, and you can show kindness to them whenever you wish." Mark 14:7 The opportunities to do good are never-ending. - The Rev.

The pedestrian who died after being hit by a pickup truck in Muhlenberg Township, Berks County Friday afternoon has been identified.

A 66-year-old Reading man was killed Friday afternoon when he was struck by a vehicle while standing on a concrete median on the Fifth Street Highway in Muhlenberg Township, police said.

Reading Eagle: Krissy Krummenacker Harry E. Yocom Jr., author of a book about the stained glass windows at Hopewell Mennonite Church, Sixth and Cherry streets, in front of a window depicting the Annunciation.

Borough should have given warnings Editor: After reading the article on shoveling grass in Laureldale , I'm wondering if Oscar Deming, borough solicitor, is a recent hire.

Gary L. Lutz is clearly not the kind of guy who likes to make headlines. He spoke to me for a story I wrote about him getting cited by Laureldale borough for not shoveling snow from his lawn, but he declined to ...

In the wake of the big snow, not only do you have to clear the sidewalk in front of your house, but also if you don't have one, you've got to make one.

A borough ordinance on the books since 1962 and never before enforced has one resident headed to district court today.

Readig Eagle: Tim Leedy Beverly L. Morgan and Jeffrey M. Rushing, mother and son, are partners in a Philly Pretzel Factory franchise, 500 Penn St.

An overturned SUV shut down Kutztown Road near Bellevue Avenue in Laureldale, Berks County for awhile this afternoon.